Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Grovola

Michael Joseph Grovola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PROCESS FOR INHIBITING OXIDE FORMATION ON COPPER SURFACES
    Publication number: 20110045203
    Abstract: Processes are provided for inhibiting the formation of copper oxides on substantially oxide-free copper surfaces by contacting a substantially oxide-free copper surface with a pyrazoline ligand in an aqueous solution of pH 2-5. A thin layer of the ligand formed by coordination of 2-pyrazoline or 1-methyl-2-pyrazoline to the copper surface can be easily removed by exposure to a reducing plasma to regenerate a substantially oxide-free copper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Grovola, Jeffery Scott Thompson